The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-15
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
Domestic News.

Illinois-Winter wheat, II bushels per
acre: oats. 20 bushels. 1ndiana-Winter
whea, l5 bushels; oats 361s bushels. Iowa
Winter wheat, Is bushels: spring wheat,
ia bushels: oats, Ri bushels. Kansas
Winter wheat, l0i4 bushels; oats, 2554
bushels. Kentucky Winter wheat, IL
bushels, oats, II i-l6 bushels. Minnesota
Spring wheat, Is bushels: oats. 81 bushels.
Two counties report a failure Of the sIrng
wheat crop. Missouri-Winter wheat, !.
bushels; oats 81 bushels Nebraska
Sirihg wheat. "A bushels: winter wheat,
| .3is bushels; oats, - bushels. Ohio
Winter wheat, "A bushels: oats, 81 bushels.
Dakota-SprIng wheat. IA bushels; oats,
30 bushels. Pastures continue to show i'm
prUyement in condition.
The Toledo vicinage. in Ohio has suf-
fered tornado visitation. 1t originated in
Southern Michigan and did cons derable
damage. The track of the tornado was
south by east from Toledo. along the line of
the Toledo Il Ohio Central road IL is from
lG0 to 100 yards wide; no fences nor tall
| trees are standing in this track: corn is
| scattered, houses and barns unroofed for
| miles. At Waterviiie and other villages to
the sonthward there is much ininry done.
| No loss OF life is reported, but many narrow
escapes are narrated. DIR. Embury the
assistant superintendent of the insane
asylum at Toledo was driving into the
| grounds With his wife and little girl. The
| buggy was overturned and the three
thrown out. The doctor held on to the
| vehicle, was lifted and carried several rods.
/ Ills wife aud child were carried over a
hundred fe and dropped into ditch in
| two feet Of water.
| TIE Charleston, s. q. News at Courier
publishes trade review for that city for
the commercial year showing eavy fall
/ ing of in cotton receipts, but heavy gain
icfs fS
also noted. The total trade is over s66, ,250,-
u0o, only siOU,OO0 less than in the preceding
year, despite the diminished cotton receipts.
The amount of the general wholesale and
retail trade and of manufacturers is 5000,
| Vi in excess of the prev Gus year. The cot
ton crop will exceed last years in this state
by 1000 bales: corn by 80 0,00 bushels,
| and wheat and oats by 5,U30,0O0 bushels
each. The News and Courier's review of
| the earthquake work will show that the cost
| OF rebuilding and repairs is S43Ouh,W0, OF
which charl ston spent S:,,O00,00U. In the
past year 500 buildings have been rebuilt
or repaired, and FL new buildings have
been erected.
In the Montana Legislature, in the council,
Mr.. Burleigh maze the statement that the
amount spent in killing ground squirrels
and prairie dogs since April | had been
| nearly st,unOu. He introduced hill to re
| peal the bounty law. and the council passed
the same Immediately, under suspension
of the rules The house bill reducing hcunties
was laid on the table In the house the bill
| to repeal the law concerning the sale of
| liquors in variety theaters failed to pass.
/ The bill to create tie county OF Cascade
| with the county seat at Great Falls oc-
/ casioneda lively discussion, but the Cascade
men were well organized and carried every
| point in committee of the whole. This
scheme attracts more attention than all
| other acts of the session on accent of the
| pressure for and against it.
Advices from Saratoga. Worcester, Bing-
hamton and Norwich, N. Y, and Haverhill
Mass report extremely violent wind storm
accompanied 10y the heaviest downpour Of
rains experienced in years. At Saratoga it
ended with fall OF hailstones, some of
which measured an inch to an inch and a
half in diameter. 1t resulted in great de-
struction to crops and forests. Houses
were unroofed and many barns blown
down, while others were struck 10y lghtn-
ing and burned. Several persons were
picked up and carried considerable dis
tancs $. and at Worcester, Amos Cornell was
dashed against a barrel and killed. AT
Haverhill several persons were partially
paralyzed by stroke OF ligetning.
Chief Clerk Walker. Of the general land
Office at Washington has issued an order to
the chief OF divisions where applications for
4 faslu patents are lsSueu. WHICH, IL Is Sdlu
| will facilitate the issue of patents i'll eases
| where no questions of irregularity have
been raised. These cases are to be passed
upon as soon as possible, and where there +
no defect or omission. or where an amend
ment is required the necessary steps are to
be taken forthwith to close the cases. The
filing away indefinitely of suspended cases
is expressly prohibited. The clerks eXamin
ing tie case are required simply to report
the facts. and they will be rated for etiicien
cy on the record thus made.
A singular accident befell DIR. Wetmore
venerable physician of Waterloo, lii. Or
his way to Washing gton to attend the Medi
cal Congress, he arose in his sleep and walk
ed off the train. He was picked up ut Penns
boro Va, and Though at first it was thought
he would die, his injuries are not nov
thought to be necessarily fatal. They con
sst OF a large scalp wound over the right
parietal bone. piece OF scalp, circular in
shape. and about two inches across, wa.
torn loose and exposed the skull There il
also confused wound over the right elbow
that hled freely after being dressed. There
is no evidence of fracture OF the skull.
Two months ago Judge Noonan of st
Louis decided the Sunday law not operativ.
i'm St Louis, and the bars in saloons anC
beer gardens theatres, and ball parks thai
had been closed by the police wer,
immediately reopened. The case was takei
to the Circuit Court and Judge Vallian
/. handed down decision in which he hold
that the law is applicable to st. Louis, an.
c lis upon the Board of Police Commission
ers to enforce it. The decision has cause,
the greatest excitement among the salool
element. An appeal was iinmediatel,
taken to the Supreme Court, and is prob
able that the law will not be enforced unit
the Supreme Court passes on it.
Nellie Wood. 20 years old, and Charlie
) Florence, ls,of Charleston. Ohio, have elop
ed. The girl is handsome and owns a farm
in Pike county and had 81 100 in her nam
in the bank. She lived with the boy S wild
owed moth r. A week ago she went on
visit. and by arrangement she and the DO.
met in Columbus, took the girls 1000 AM
started for California. They were las
, heard from in Chicago.
| The City of Toledo, Ohio, has held nat
ural gas jubilee in houor OF the arrival @
the new fuel in Toledo it being piped froi
. the Hancock and Wood county field.
, Standpipes were erected and lit up the cit
in all directions. A grand open-air mectin
was held Mayor Hamilton presided, all
ex-President Hays, the orator of the occasio
; spoke: Gen. James A. Ashley also spoke.
, A Jacksonville, Fla, special to the New!
Herald from New Smyrna says that Lizzi
Abbott, agei eleven years, committed su
eide there. Her mother returning from
brief absence, found the child dying. Sh
admitted taking strychnne, and said
4 Mamma, am tired OF living. | want
go To papa" There is no cause known fO
I the act other than morbid mind.
: Phillip Scembs, baker of Louisvill,
+ Ky, committed suicide while in Jail by GU
ting his throat and the main artery of hi
: left arm with tin bucket. Schembs' vii
A is now in Europe after legacy left her b
her father. His suicide is the result {
> drunkenness.
Gen. Crook has returned to Omaha, an
says Colorow is on the reservation, and fo
a the present at least, all trouble is over. Ih
only difference, now is, he says, in regar
: to the restitution to the Indians of til
horses and cattle stolen by cowboys an
other men.
AT Paris, Ky, WAS held conference, ha,
Il ing for its object the formation of a pool {
= distillers and dealers in old Bourbon viii
kies. There will be an immediate advanC